WoodWorks at BUILDEX
BUILDEX and Canadian Wood Council’s exciting new collaboration brings WoodWorks to BUILDEX in 2025, integrating WoodWorks’ technical expertise and wood products industry representation into BUILDEX Vancouver.
This collaboration builds on a shared commitment to advancing Canada’s built environment and expands BUILDEX’s focus on innovative materials, design, and construction practices.
Canadian Wood Council & BUILDEX Join Forces
WoodWorks at BUILDEX amplifies BUILDEX Vancouver’s core offering to Canadian and North America's design and construction leaders: timely market insights, respected technical knowledge, transformative networking, and exposure to the materials and technologies at the forefront of Canada's built environment.
What to Expect from WoodWorks at BUILDEX Vancouver 2025
WoodWorks at BUILDEX will provide an incredible opportunity for all professionals of the built environment to immerse themselves in the latest innovations in wood-based design and construction through:
12 hours of accredited educational seminars solely dedicated to wood product construction
Two BUILDEX Main Stage Keynotes featuring pioneering voices from the mass timber, urban design and development community
Direct access to technical expertise from suppliers, manufacturers, and wood engineering consultants
A new expo pavilion experience dedicated to structural and finishing wood products at the heart of Western Canada’s largest building and construction event
WoodWorks at BUILDEX Educational Content, Presented by Canadian Wood Council
BUILDEX Main Stage Keynotes
Educational Conference Programming
12 hours of accredited educational seminars solely dedicated to wood product construction, presented across 3 tracks:
Track 1: From Ground Up - Understanding the Shift to Timber in Modern Construction
- W07 - Next Generation of Tall Timber: Point-Supported Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Structures
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Perkins&Will, Ledcor Construction Ltd., Fast + Epp Structural Engineers - W17 - Streamlining Success: Leveraging Prefab Systems for Efficient Project Delivery
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Kalesnikoff Mass Timber, Intelligent City - W28 - Engaging Your Mass Timber Supplier: A Guide to Successful Collaboration
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: WoodWorks BC, Mercer Mass Timber, Western Archrib, Kalesnikoff Mass Timber - W39 - Light-Wood Frame Mid-Rise Construction in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: WoodWorks BC, Weyerhauseur, Boise Cascade
Track 2: Leveraging Timber Solutions for Our World
- W08 - Biophilic Design with Wood: British Columbia
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Forestry Innovation Investment, Lubor Trubka Associates Architects, Michael Green Architecture (MGA), DIALOG - W18 - Enriching Communities and Promoting Sustainability With Timber Architecture
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Formline Architecture, Michael Green Architecture - W40 - Accelerating Mass Timber Projects: Advanced Techniques and Best Practices
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Adera Development Corporation, Kindred Construction Ltd.
Track 3: Advancing Timber Construction through Innovation
- T10 - Redefining Possibilities: Innovative Mass Timber Applications
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: ASPECT Structural Engineers, Spearhead, EQUILIBRIUM - T23 - Harnessing Digital Tools to Revolutionize Timber Construction
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: StructureCraft, Timberlab - T36 - Examining the NHERI TallWood and Converging Design Research Projects
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: KPFF, Simpson Strong-Tie - T50 - Next Frontier of Seismic Resilient Mass Timber Design
Presenting Partner: WoodWorks
Speakers: Timber Engineering, Fast + Epp
About the Canadian Wood Council
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) is Canada’s unifying voice for the wood products industry. As a national federation of associations, the CWC’s members represent hundreds of manufacturers across the country. The CWC’s mission is to support its members by accelerating market demand for wood products and championing responsible leadership through excellence in codes, standards, and regulations, and by delivering technical support and knowledge transfer for the construction sector through its market leading WoodWorks program.
Expanded Opportunities
12 hours of accredited educational seminars, two BUILDEX Main Stage Keynotes, and a new pavilion on the expo floor will provide expanded opportunities to access technical knowledge, suppliers, manufacturers and engineering consultants in wood-based design and construction.
Industry Leadership
WoodWorks (delivered by Cecobois in Quebec) is a Canadian Wood Council program, which is industry led and is intended to help increase the use of wood in non-residential, mid-rise and tall building markets in Canada. The initiative seeks to build proficiency in using wood through training, networking and direct technical support.
A Shared Vision for Transformation
The decision to bring WoodWorks to BUILDEX Vancouver is a testament to the commitment of the Canadian Wood Council to work with mission-aligned partners that share a common vision for the future of the built environment.